Some pictures from the event taken by Peter Purfield
The start of the Elite Mens Championships in Douce Woods, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow.
The race will complete 5 laps of a testing course
At the end of lap one Robin Seymour has already opened a commanding lead
Ryan Sherlock is in 2nd position
Joe McCall in 3rd slot
Peter Buggle following in 4th position
Seymour starting his 2nd lap
Richie Felle in 5th position
Seymour is out on his own at the end of lap 2
The battle is hotting up for the second slot, Sherlock is followed closely by McCall
And Buggle is only 25 seconds further back
Finishing lap three, Seymour is just coasting along - hes a class on his own
Sherlock still holds 2nd
McCall close behind in third
And Buggle's not far off in fourth
Seymour crosses the line for one lap to go
Now a surprise Buggle has caught up with Sherlock with one lap remaining
Douce Mountain - What a backdrop
39 year old Robin Seymour comes home to win his 16th title, an incredible achievement.
Ryan Sherlock takes a comfortable 2nd place
And Peter Buggle takes the 3rd slot
Results: ELITE MEN - 5 Laps
1 Robin Seymour (5) Team WORC 02:01:23
2 Ryan Sherlock (3) MTB Assoc of Dublin 02:06:19
3 Peter Buggle (12) Rocky Mountain 02:08:05
4 Joseph McCall (1) Focus MTB 02:11:54
5 Richard Felle (10) Thinkbike.ie 02:16:33
6 Philip Roche (4) Team WORC 02:28:40
Apology: Our earlier result indicated that Robin Seymour had won 17 titles, it should have read 16 as he did not compete in the event last year. The 2009 championships was won by Conor McConvey.